Chirac’s New TV Network Aims to Project French Language, Clout

Chirac’s New TV Network Aims to Project French Language, Clout

Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) — In 2002, as the U.S. drowned out French objections to the invasion of Iraq, President Jacques Chirac had an idea: create a global television channel to promote the Gallic point of view.

Four years later, Chirac, 74, is set to open a new front in his effort to stem his nation’s declining influence in world affairs when France 24, an around-the-clock television network in French and English, goes on the air tomorrow.